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A. W. KEMPNER.

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APPLICATION FILED 00124, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED 001224, 1913. L j @jgggo A Patented Sept. 15, 1914.4

A jbll (Il Yr LTM 15 j golf hole is being played.

ADoLPH W. KEMPNER, or NEW Youn, n. Y.

REGISTER.

Specincation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

Application led October 24, 1918. Serial No. 787,052.

To all whom it concern A Be it knl'owngthat I, ADoLri-i Kniirnnn,acitizen of the," United States, and a resident or the city oijhlewYork, borough of Manhattan, in the county anda, State of New ork, haveinvented a new"`"and Improved .egister, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention has special reference to "'irtiprovements in registersand more particular'ly to a device which may be termed a golfometer forkeeping a count of the numbei' of strokes for each hole and thegrandtotal ofstrokes for the entire course in playing golf, and also fordetermining which Another object of the invention is to pro vide a handoperated register designed to be suitably suspended, as from a belt orpocket, or to loe-fitted in the pocket, and designed j to beconveniently operated, whereby a casing corresponding in size andappearance to a modern sized watch may, by means of suitable mechanismcontrolled by an operating stem, be so set as to permit the player toascertain at any time during the pla-y which golf hole is being playedand the total number of strokes made for each hole, and also the grandtotal of strokes for the entire course, thus obviating disputes amongplayers.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides moreparticularly in the peculiar combination andv arrangement of parts whichwill'be illustrated as a preferred embodiment in the accompanyingdrawings and described inthe specification.

Reference to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, in which similar characters of referl'. ence'indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Y Figure l is a faceview of a register illustrating the principle of lthe invention can riedvout in one form; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a.. plan view of a fragmentary portion of thecasing ofthe register with the stem in section and showing means forholding the stem indifferent adj usted Ipositions circumferentially oi.the casing; Fig. fl-.is a

sectional view taken on the line 1*4 ot' Fig. Fig.` 5 is a plan view ofone of the cylin ders employed with the device for counting .the numberof strokes made for each hole;

and Fig. 6 is a side elevation thereof together with a beveledprojection of the stem adapted to cooperate with the beveled teeth ofthe cylinder for partially rotating the' latter, the projection beingshown in section.

lt is common at present to use a tablet and pencil to record the numberof strokes em-- ployed-in advancing the ball for each hole of the coursein playing golf, the course`varying from nine to eighteen holes,generally. In the use of such method of keeping the record of the numberof strokes for each hole, the particular hole being played and the totalnumber of strokes for the entire course, through iorgetfulness orotherwise the record will become erroneous and misthe players. Thepresent invention is designed to overcome these objections, and in theillustrated embodiment comprises a casing about the size of a modernWatch or otherwise, such easing being made up of a faceA or front walll0 and a back wall 1l having inwardly extending peripheral flangesoredge walls l2 and 13, respectively. The walls are held in fixed spacedrelation as by means of a connecting pin or rivet 14, the walls beingthickened at the points where this rivet is passed therethrough,r and asleeve being tightly mounted upon the lrivet to hold the walls in suchrelation,

While the rivet is further provided with a spacing flange 16 cooperatingwith a flange. 17` of the sleeve to form an annular groove toaccommodate the sleeveA portion of a beve eled pinion 18 which isYrelatively tightly fitted upon the spacing and bearing sleeve l5. Theflange 1'? also cooperates with the back wall 11 to form an annulargroove aocommodating a bearing sleeve 19 suppoiting the stemof theregister, said sleeve being loosely mounted upon the bearing sleeve 15so as to freely turn thereon.

The stem is indicated by the numeral 20 and is provided with a knurledhead 21 by which it may be turned or otherwise manip; ulated. l rlhestem operates through a ,sleeve leading, thus often causing disputesamong 22 and is provided at vits inner portion with a peripheral groove23 engaged by a set screw or pin 24 extending through the enlarged upperend of the sleeve 22 so as to permit rotation of the stem independentlyof the sleeve but to cause the sleeve to be shifted longitudinally withthe stem. The sleeve 22 is in turn slidably engaged in a tubular guide25 contained wholly within. the casing, while the sleeve containing thestem operates through the slot produced by the spaced front and backwalls of the casing and is designed to engage in a series of concaverecesses 26 formed in the edge portion of the flange 13 of' the wall 11so as to hold the stem in coincident relation radially outward withrespect to indications 27 running from one to eighteen, or otherwise,depending uponthe number of holes in the articular golf course. By thismeans, that 1s, due to the alinement of the stem with, a particular.number contained ,between lthe divisin lines 28 on the face of theregister, the player is enabled to know which golf hole is being'played.The sleeve carrying the stem is designed to frictionally engage 1 f withthe inner edge of the iiange or wall 13 so as to be held in one of therespective rej gles from the sleeve 22, said projection vhaving abeveled lower edge designed toengage g a tooth of one of the cylindersdisposed 1n 5 juxtaposition thereto so as to impart partial rotation tosaid cylinder to advance the same one numeral upon the sleeve beingdepressed through the instrumentality of the stemV :against the actionof the coiled spring 29.` l This spring retains the sleeve and stemnor-AQmally outward, the projection 43 engaging cesses.

, The guide 25 is counter-bored to receive the stem 22, and a coiledspring 29, disposed `between the inner end of the sleeve 22 and the endwall of the counterbore, is normally expanded to hold the sleeve andstem, radially outward with respect to the casing. The inner end of theguide is also counterbored to receive the reduced lportion of a beveledpinion 30 normally in mesh with the beveled pinion 18 and rotatablysupported in the counterbore by means of set screws 31 engaged in theperipheral groove 32 of the reduced sleeve portion of the beveled pinion30, the guide being formed integrally with the bearing sleeve 19 so asto support said parts in the relation specified. The inner end of thestem is also squared, as shown at 33, to slidably engage a circularaperture inthe sleeve of the guide 25 and a squared aperture in thebeveled pinion 30 so that the latter will, upon rotation of the stemthrough the instrumentality of the knurled head by the fingers andindependently of the sleeve 22, cause rotation of the pinions and causea corresponding movement in a clockwise direction of a pointer 34 whichis fixed to the beveled pinion 18 and which, after extending in atortuous path 'to a point exteriorly of the casing through the slotbetween the front and back walls` is curved to overlie the face portionof the register. The pointer terminates adjacent tothe divisionalindication mark running from one to one hundred. and thirty and designedto indicate the grand total of strokes .for the entire course byadvancing thei pointer after each stroke and after playing each hole,rotation of the stern im arting the desired movement of the pointer trough the instrumentalityof the intermeshed pinions for thispurpose.

The front wall of the casi-ng is provided between the indication marks 27 and 35 with a plurality of side openings 36 corresponding in number tothe number of holes in the Course, and said wall is further providedwith spaced inwardly extending circular walls 37, the innermost of whichextends as far as the edge ofthe wall 12 while the outermost circularwall terminates at a spaced distance from said edge. These circularwalls are provided with pairs of alined apertures ldisposed in the rearof the lSide openings 36 and designed to rotatablylreceive the stubshafts 38 of a plurality of indicatingv cylinders preferably numberedfrom one to twelve, shown at 40, to allow a ,wide margin for countingthe number of 1 strokes made for-each hole? The outer edge of eachcylinder is provided with beveled ratchet teeth 41, .beveled in thedirectionin which the numbers progress, and the guide 25 is providedwith a vertical slot 42 through which a projection 43 extends` at rightari-' cationsor dials 35: If the total goes above '130, the counting iscontinued from zero'and added on, but with fair pla-ying this will notbe necessary.

For" convenience the counter` may be suspended-Lfrom a pocket or belt bymeans of a loof I'the end walls of the slot 42 to limit theI :movementsthereof. Thus, the cylinders cor-4 lresponding in number to theindications 27'I vdisclosing the number of holes in the course jmay bepartially rotated after each stroke, .whereby when each hole isaccomplished the Icylinder will designate the total number of strokesmade in playing a particular hole .and the total of the numbers given onthe lcylinders will equal the grand total which Iivill be shown byfthepointer 34 on the indiclasp-hpok 44 carried by the back wall of',

the casing.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be obvious that the stem may be movedcircumferentialiy in the slot between the front and back walls and owingto the fact that the bearing sleeve 19 freely rotates on the spacingsleeve 15, it is obvious that the pinion 30 will turn on the pinion 18without midsize 'imparting rotation to. the latter. lt will also.similar movement of the pointer therewith and by-this meansa perfectrecord et the game maybe had at all times. lt is also .obvious that themeans herein described for registering which golf hole is being played,the number' of strokes made for each hole and the grand total ofstrokes, is simply stem to control-the three voperations providing forthe keeping of suoh registration.

vHaving thus described my invention, what claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent is 1. In a pocket golf register, thecombination with a casing having Aa :tace portion with indicationsdesignating the number of holes to be played and-numbers indicating thegrand 'total of strokes; of a stem carried by the casing, a pointermovably carried by the casing and coperating with the last-mentionedindications and operatively connected tO the stem, said stem to be movedthereby coperating with th(` first-mentioned indications, a plurality ofmovable cylindrical dials carried by the casing andjournaled at rightangles to the axis thereof, and means for stepping said dials by meansof the stem to indicate the number of strokes for each hole.

2. In a meter for golf scores, a casing embodying front and back Wallsspaced apart, the face portion or' the casing having indicationsdesignating the number of holes in a course and a dial designed topermit a registration of the total number of strokes in the course, aplurality of cylinders each rotatably supported with their base parallelwith the axis of the, casing and visible through the casing, saidcylinders having indications thereon from 1 to 12 inclusive, a stemmovable between the Walls of the casing and rotatably supported at thecenter of the latter, a pointer coperating with the dial and geared tothe stem whereby it may be shifted, said stem being adapted .for inwardmovement, and coperating means carried by the cylinders and stem forcausing partial rotation of a cylinder disposed in juxtaposition theretofor ad- "vancing the same one unit and simultagneously indicating thenumber of strokes ,for each hole, said stem coperating with `j thefirst-named indications to designate the hole being played. i A3. In aregister for keeping golf scores,

`a; circular 'casing including front and back walls having edgeportions. ,ineens connect.

ing said walls in spaced relation, the edge of one of said walls havingspaced recesses, a pinion snugly tted on said connecting means torotate, a guide having a sleeve portion loosely mounted on saidconnecting means, a pinion rotatably -carried by said guide and disposedin mesh with the firstnamed pinion, a sleeve slidably engaged with saidguide and designed to spring into j said recesses and held againstmovement lwith respect to the casing, a stem carried by the sleeve forindependent rotation and simultaneous sliding movement, said stem beingkeyed to the second-named pinion whereby rotation may be imparted to theirst-nained pinion, a pointer Carried by the last-named pinion andmovable over one face of the casing, a dial coperating With said pointerto designate the grand total of strokes, said front Wall having spacedflanges with communicating openings, cylinders rotatably journaled insaid flanges at spaced points adjacent to the openings and havingnumbers thereon, one edge Wall of each cylinder having beveled teeth, aprojection carried by the sleeve and coperating with said teeth to causepartial rotation of a cylinder disposed adjacent thereto upon inwarddisplacement of the stem to indicate'the number of, strokes for eachhole, and means normally 4holding said stem and sleeve outward and theprojection spaced from the adjacent cylinder.

d. in a register for,y keeping golf scores, a circular casing includingfront and back walls having edge portions, means fconnecting said Wallsin spaced relation, the edge oic one of said Walls having spacedrecesses, a pinion snugly fitted on said connecting means to rotate, aguide having a sleeve portion loosely mounted on said connecting means,a pinion rotatably carried by said guide and disposed in mesh with thefirstnamed pinion, a sleeve slidably engaged rwith said guide anddesigned to spring into said recesses and held against movement Withrespect to the casing, stem carried by the sleeve for independentrotation and simultaneous sliding movement said stem being keyed to thesecond-named pinion whereby rotation may be imparted to the first-namedpinion, a pointer carried by the last-named pinion and movable over oneface of the casing, a dial coperating With said pointer lao ber ofstrokes for each hole, there being inname to this specification in thepresence of dicntions on one face of the casing desgtwo subscribingwitsesses.

hating the number of holes in the course, 7

said stem and sleeve eoperating with said DOLPH V KEMPNER 5 indicationsalined with respect: to the relVtnesses:

recesses to indicate the hole being played. SIGMUND M. KEMPNER,

In testimony whereof I have signed my ADDIE KEMPNER.

